Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike (Driving Horror!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- The next part in the episodic horror series take us on an eerie drive through Norwood Valley, a dark, isolated stretch of road with no shortage of ghost stories. A chillingly atmospheric game that will keep you guessing until the very end.
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The worst part is that’s a beautiful bridge and unpaved road. My dumbass would definitely stop and get out to admire it
Completely unrelated to the video but hell yeah, Devilman OVA icon.
@@EmperorSquidysChannel best Devilman
It's a good thing idk how to drive a car, so you wouldn't find me dodging any hitchhikers any time soon
Maybe just me but my anxiety was ratcheting up every time you threw something into the pickup truck, I thought for sure he was going to drive off with your stuff.
The first encounter with the killer is actually *before* the petrol station. He's driving the white van you cross at 3:50. He must have noticed you were a young girl driving alone, and follows you to the petrol station, sabotages your car, then follows you to the motel, etc. I *love* subtle details like these, and I agree with you, it's a great series so far. Cheers, -Rick
Okay but
The texturing of the dog food and the plastic wrapped packages.
**The texturing of the dog food and the plastic wrapped packages!!**
While it’s more likely the VHS look is as you said inspired/ripped off of other horror games I choose to think that it could be a representation of a fading memory with the washed out colors and faux film grain, so in that way it would be believable.
It does also help elevate the creepiness with how certain objects blow up with light and stand out in the darkness, as well as giving sillhouettes in the distance fuzzy edges while also making it harder to make out what it is.
I don't like how you're forced into making inane decisions as well like taking those pills or not being able to leave the room and head to the receptionist. Ending was a huge let down as well imo, all of that for an ending in text. The game was still unnerving though.
its most likely that it's just a choice that the developer made because it was a visual style that they felt an attachment to. it's perfectly fine imo
-"I couldn't help shake the feeling that something wasn't right"
-There is somebody using the toilet that i paid 40$ for!
i had to physically block my mouth to avoid waking up everyone in the house
Reality is: there is no monster. When you exit the shop at the gas station for the first time, you see a man walking off from the front of your car and immideately driving off. He was the guy who sabotaged the main character's car. In fact, the "monster" that people are referring to is the same one guy. He's a serial killer. He saw a lonely car at the gas station and a girl in the shop, realised that it would be a perfect victim, sabotaged a car, went forward as fast as he could to rent a room in a motel (since he knew that the car won't last for too long), and he ALSO was the guy who put those 2 logs on the road to get some more time. Then, at the motel, he probably took out the coffee machine with the drugs out of his van and put it near his room. Also the door to his room is slightly open, so he cleary waits for you to arrive at the motel. And he's also the same guy who looks into your window when you're laying in the bed in your room. And that's the reason of why the owner of the motel got so nervous when the girl started talking about a coffee machine: because, probably, this maniac already did this exact plan several times already, and PROBABLY the motel owner had already seen people talking about the same coffee machine and then disappearing on the next day, so after talking to you about the coffee machine he looks at your room to see if something's going to happen to you, and that's how he saves you. Also, after drugging you, the serial killer gets into your closet and plans to quietly kill you when you wake up (and he does so if you open it) (UPD: now I realised that he wanted to rape the girl when she was unconscious and that's why she woke up and he had to hide), but when you go with the motel owner to show him where you saw the coffee machine, the murderer gets out of your room (when you come back you can see that the doors of the closet are slightly opened because he was in a rush trying to get out of the room) and then later acts as a "guy who needs help". This whole story is pretty easy to explain.
nice explanatioo
in short, all monsters are humans, cliche ik
@@bostilhorrorstoryFacts.
"This whole story is pretty easy to explain."
Doesn't mean its not very well written.
@@LethalByChoice And also quite creepy since stories like this do happen to especially women but also other people super often
Not having a working review mirror was a big missed opportunity.
You should play BEWARE. It’s a car horror game and it has a big map. Pretty fun because of how the car works and stuff.
Definitely would fit this channel.
I believe he already has, the video is called two short horror games.
@@RampagingCat107 just looked that up and you are right
@@RampagingCat107 kinda wished he triggered the second car
@@breezywinter4646 the WHAT!?
Driving horror is such an aesthetic
True
a shame there are not so many
the ride part with a stranger was relatable as much as possible, because both of them was actually fearing each other, we never know what strangers have in mind
Played through this for the first time this morning. A great addition/improvement from the first episode. Only played through it once, got the good ending, but very satisfying. The suspense provided in these relatable and real-feeling situations was great. Some spoilers: Mechanics like the sprinting and the voice volume in the closet seem interesting, but I didn't have any reason to use them. I wonder if trying to escape in different ways would be possible.
With this series, it seems like the dev likes to throw hints about what’s coming, such as shadowy people hiding in the woods or in the corner of your eye. Awesome. The developer does need to work a bit on making it more clear what you're supposed to do. Such as when trying to get into the guy's pickup truck. It wasn't obvious to me that I had to go tell him I'm done rather than just getting into the truck. Or the portion where it requires you go get coffee. I had no idea where the coffee machine was at, so I wandered around for a few minutes before finding it. I thought maybe I could just drink more energy drinks, so the poor girl had 4 energy drinks before I found and drank an espresso. She probably would have had a heart attack before getting kidnapped.
I'm torn between looking at the mic volume meter as wasted potential, and the mic meter being deliberate metatextual horror.
Just KNOWING that the game has that automatically makes you, the player, more tense. It doesn't have to even use it, just its presence alone adds to the terror.
@@shingshongshamalama Kind of like how the vending machines ended up feeling just the same, like an almost forgotten about thing after being used for the first time. Just making you feel anxious with "Am I going to need to run then.. do I need to be perpared to be fast?"
Though I suppose that feature is even more subverted on purpose, when the 'coffee' machine says it will stave off tiredness.. and doesn't hahah.
ok
@@shingshongshamalama things like those are kinda "pointless" in a singleplayer game, while in connection with vr or a horror mulitplayer experience....oh the ideas
@@shingshongshamalama’metatextual horror’? ok….
that jumpscare at 45:32 got me so bad i accidentally turned my phone screen off
Little note: The vhs effect is there to mask the game look. When a game with low graphics is viewed with zero post-processing, you notice things such as repeated textures. A simple static vhs effect allows for the creator to put minimal effort into textures allowing them to get these games done quicker. (I know this from experience as I am a game developer myself)
We all have our horror movie victim moments
I do think that the VHS aesthetic is a sort of visual shorthand for memories of past events that most audiences will understand. it's a bit of a faux pas now, but I think even in a case like this where it doesn't "make sense" technologically to look like a VHS tape recording, it still does a decent job of conveying to the player that what they're playing is a memory being recalled by the POV character.
Holy fuck those two jumpscares are both rare cases of jumpscares that actually fucking got me. Holy hell, that almost never happens.
On 48:43, you can't read the messages but you can see that the messages have been sent and your phone also sent a message *while you were sedated* :O
Around minute 58 Librarian opens up the texts, I really wish he noticed all the new messages because it looks like with Aydan there is more missed because he didn't scroll up. It's clear the main character did not text those, because well.. the texts she sends says she's in a traffic jam
Just a reasonable excuse to keep friend and family at ease, creepy.
hell yess oh my gooshhh finally ease my mind on this boring "snow" day
Yeah, this part of the fits the VHS filter more I think. There's still motels in my rural town that advertise having color TV like that's something special, still got big old CRTs in those rooms and everything. Make enough to keep in business, not enough to justify updating stuff.
You know, if properly implemented a conceal carry could add tension to horror games like this. Shoot at shadows? Was that the monster/threat or was that someone who could have helped you and now the threat is coming for you while you worry.
Games like these make me reconsider how i interact with the world in public.
I'd love a horror game that did that. It would need a separate bad end blurb for everyone/thing you can accidentally shoot and get in legal trouble for, though, to really take full advantage of it.
I feel like the faux vhs look is a little overplayed, especially when it doesn’t make a lot of sense. I feel the same way about a lot of analog horror. It was fun and creepy but now that it’s almost it’s own sub-genre it’s starting to feel a little overplayed. It can add a lot to an experience if it’s done right but I feel like a lot of people just throw it in to things without needing to.
I’m straight up getting sick of analogue horror now. It was amazing when that Powerdrill Massacre game came out ages ago, especially since that game was set up like an 80s B-movie, but now its becoming an excuse for poor graphics and blurry scares. Certainly not always, but it feels like a rising trend to me.
Yeah, the VHS aesthetic in this particular game kinda doesn't make any sense from a narrative or even artistic sense considering when this is supposed to be set. If these stories were set in the late 90's, or there was some reason for it to be there then sure.
As it is though, this is a real example of the style being misused/misapplied. Doing what they think horror games should have without understanding why they do it. Just seeing a smartphone with a VHS filter over the screen is preposterous enough. :P
How long until we get vertical video tiktok/vine horror
as another person in this comment section said, maybe it's to portray the fact that these are stories and stuff might be forgotten or misremembered, which coincides with the grainy vhs effect
I definitely agree with your opinion film/vhs grain filter put on top of many horror games, it often breaks my immersion, rather than enhances it like I feel developers often try and use it for
it's very overdone to a point it gets really annoying.
Not to mention if it's done poorly it makes seeing the game itself an utter nightmare. I really appreciate that he always tries to turn it off in his videos.
34:07 i flinched so hard
My God, you really know how to explain your feelings with what's happening. Felt the panic with you haha.
I've heard some real life horror stories of family friends getting attacked because they stopped to help people. So yeah I'd keep driving and call the cops for ya.
Its such a dick move. People will jump you. Usually sending a person to act distressed then a group will surround your car. People look at me weird for carrying a crowbar in my truck but god damn dude.
Your content is wonderful! It's surprisingly scary but comforting at the same time!
People who saw it when it was accidentally uploaded: 💪
Lol i saw the video he uploaded then removed :T
Bro her hat says "Emily is away" a reference to the famous text based visual novel
Got me in the feels ngl
Absolutely love it!
Dude in closet got me...
The feeling when, you should be aware on what you're doing especially when you're just alone by yourself in the midnight. luckily the girl being strandred helped by the guy who discouraged him at the Gas Station store but soon he paid sorry for what he've done. The coffee machine she drink with looks like the white guy did that as a trap making the girl be transquilized and the guy attempts to sneak in to the room. I know this game lacks of feature where you should lock the door because there are possible risk that might happen.
Just realized the radio plays a deep kinda distorted voice that says " look at me damien, its all for you"
I've watched a lot of people play Fears to Fathom, and out of all those people you are the first one to point out a potential suspect. Just when I thought the video was ending you bring it back to zoom in on someone walking into the darkness, someone who matches the description of the guy outside our hotel room. It scared me more than the entire game. I loved it. Great job, Librarian. And a good eye!
Crazy strong atmosphere. Keep it up with the videos, mate
This was AWESOME MAN, such terrorific horror i experienced it was something... idk how to describe it....
Great video
I was thinking about watching berleezy do this but then I just waited for the librarian
I figured the VHS filter represents the haze of memory.
And for me the lady’s portrait suggested resigned sadness.
No it’s just aesthetic, don’t have to go that far.
I quite enjoyed this. There's something about driving at night that I find the ultimate combination of creepy/comfy (mind you I could tell several very scary stories there too but still). I still do a lot of night driving through random country roads and such when my insomnia is bad; it's often relaxing with just the right edge of eeriness.... mind you these days I'm always armed and much safer and more aware than decades ago in my teens when I'd think nothing of setting off into the night without maps or phones etc (pre-cell days). The whole "night road" aesthetic was well done in this one. As to the hotel, I notice you completely missed the clue on the main motel window which literally gave away the whole thing: a ripped off notice of disuse; the property being unfit for occupation and condemned... I have read a very close version to this somewhere before, where a gang of thieves and rapists had taken over an old abandoned hotel somewhere in the middle of nowhere Southwest USA, "reopened" it and then preyed on unwitting guests...
"i can pick up two hours at once"
genius
GOSH DARN IT. I WATCHED THE VIDEO ON JACKS CHANNEL, AND NOW I ALREADY KNOW THE STORY LINE. GRRRRRRRRRR
SAME
Can I ask what keyboard you are using? The clicks are so sublte but satisfying.
I want the next episode to take place on an Airplane!
Please don't hit two objects.
I am obsessed about this game and the way it approaches horror. Just the depth put into the background of what's happening is amazing. If you read the Raylls likes peppering background events that can be noticed by eagle eyed people and even then it can be blown off until you proper sit down and think it all through together. Its a part of movie/gaming that I love and he does it in spades.
I think there’s a “monster” in every scenario and you avoid it by not doing certain things. Also I realized when the front door guy confronts him is when he ran to the closet and was killed the first time and leaving with the front guy got the killer to leave and then when you see the only guy that doesn’t work there show up through the blinds you have to hide in the closet
This needs an ending that isn't just a text crawl.
"I'm at a creepy motel about to get axe murdered yo" 😂
this is the best video i've watched from you librarian thanks for showing me this experience
Everybody's talking about monsters or scares or anything
i was thinking of how dead that car battery would be after so much time the car lights were on while the engine's off
I love your videos librarian i keep watching your videos
Underhell next?
He's already done a video on it, v=r7ZCX7Rbhdo
And he's planning to make the second video sometime in the near future continuing.
(Frankly I am excited, I can't wait for him to encounter the scares I remember seeing years and years ago when I last watched someone play it hahah. Damn good scares for me to remember them still.)
Jesus that Jumpscare hit hard on a school night at 3 am
I actually started laughing when you got back in the car and it would start.
53:18 "U-uh.. I.. I don't know what the _hyuck_ you're talking about.."
(Spoilers) 49:44 I felt this feeling yesterday when watching “nope”, the fact that (spoilers) the creature is in the cloud waiting all day and they know it’s there
Librarian: "Fill me up"
me: PHRASING
Love that part xD 34:06
Is this a reupload?
Edit: It's not, i watched walkthrough on another channel half asleep
I haven’t finished the video yet but I think you messed it up by opening the closet door again. I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to just wait / sleep again and obviously eventually the hotel clerk comes to the door. But I think by opening the closet and then not getting close enough to cause the jump scare has just locked you into a state of limbo where now your only option is so to go into the closet and restart again. This is my predication. I’m going to keep watching now and see what happens. :)
Haha I was wrong! You just hadn’t waited long enough. When I’ve watched other play throughs of this I don’t remember it ever taking that long for the front desk guy to knock on the door! Maybe they edited out some of the wait but it didn’t seem like it. Also I think your character doesn’t mention the guy in the closet because you restarted since that happened ? So technically the player character isn’t aware someone is in the closet now.
ITS NEVER THE TIME FOR CAR PROBLEMS
The (red?) Car in front of you was like yours, but the one by the side looked older.
This game is really cool and for me it has a litle life is strange vibe
The monster is visible at 16:55
Great video good job
*about to be staying long term in a hotel while waiting for an apartment to open* Yeah....I look forward to being creeped out of my mind.
Hi, Librarian
I'm so glad you noticed the guy tampering with your car. That's EXACTLY what happened. He fucked with the wiring so it would drain the battery, and after you stopped the car for the roadblock it wouldn't have enough juice to start again. Then he drove his big white panel van that could Easily fit a coffeemachine inside over to the motel, and later started whispering hello through the door to test if you were awake or, perhaps, drugged unconscious.
I'm very curious if the attacker is related to the motel guy or gas station guy. I'm also very curious if the weird sounds the motel clerk accused you of were made by you in your drugged stupor, or by the attacker messing with motel guests, or an unfortunate combination of both.
Spooky
Already saw the playthrough but wanted to watch u play it lol
Maybe the VHS filter represents the lack of light in dark nights.
That could be done with film grain
I love how cheap gas is in the US. In the UK, $10 (about £8) would get me 50 miles worth of petrol at best, but here she can fill up on it?
Good good good
YES YES YES
I LOVE THESE GAMES
58:03 you don't have those messages anymore like "why don't you pick up the call" and "your dad is calling me..." 🤔 Did she hallucinate them or something?
is it just me who saw a guy walking in the trees near 4:45
YESSSSS PART 2 so far so good no fail or ruon so it's out now huh can't wait till its 100% a motel huh twd season 1 comes to mind.
Ayyy MANN! If you need a video editor, just let me know...would love to do it for ya!
4:50
what he was talking about? i can't see anything
I was hoping someone in the comments would have an answer to this lol, I feel like an idiot because I've rewatched that bit multiple times and I still don't know what he's referring to?? the game is pretty dark so it's hard to see anything
ok so I'm back because I watched another playthru of this game and around the same part, the player wonders out loud what's in her rear view mirror suddenly and you can see that the mirror gets lighter for a moment and it looks like something is passing behind you or something -- so I came back here and the same effect is happening right before he points it out obliquely. so I think that's what it is??
34:02 I may have shit the bed a 1 am
Does anyone happen to know what the song playing on the radio in the beginning of the video is?
You should play Conformity bruh ❤️
Shit I crapped my pants at 34:10
Are there no more episodes?
Could you play "enter the backrooms" its only 3$ on steam. And I reccomend playing it's betas. As it has 35 levels of the backrooms in a game. If you do play it plase make the episodes atleast 1 hour long or 30 to 40 mins.. Read my self reply comment for betas info.
To enable Betas goto your stem library. Right click enter the backrooms in the list. Click property's. Click betas. Put this in the typing area (type normally no lines) "B̶e̶t̶a̶M̶o̶d̶e̶A̶c̶t̶i̶v̶a̶t̶e̶" entering this will enable the newest content..
@@yourfurnace7576 what's the difference between the betas and the newest versions
8:04 how did you not notice the big person
man, correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure you talked about this in the last gmod video about 4 days ago or something like that. convenient
nvm thats when i watched it
Riders on the storm.
Spazzzzzzz
34:36 cant not mention cute hehehe
Do more stuff like rp_Downpour ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! PLZ!
do you add any sounds to the games in post?
I didn't add any sounds, though occasionally some background noise gets through. Did you hear something that sounds out of place?
@@TheLibrarianYT no, the background music just sounded a little too cinematic when there was tension. happy to know it’s just well made.
Fill me up pump 2 yeah that won't get misinterpreted 😁
A woman more text than the guy had 😵
I like how the people walking around the store like it's actually a living world
Pugs sooo adorable.
Imagine paying for petrol and then driving up and not bother filling😆
Nice..... Walking Dead reference🙂🙃😁
When are you doing episode 3?
They just did
@@angelrosas3724 I know
Bruh? ❤️
34:06 i bite my fucking tongue out
order of viewing: 1 3 2
30:00
I saw a woman in blue today
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Just one thing: i can hear the click clack of your keyboard and mouse, and its really offputting for the gameplay
You are one boring individual. Adds to the gameplay if anything. Gives off a 90’s vibe with the keyboard sounds. Miserable git.